General Business/Commerce at Worcester Polytechnic Institute

If you plan to study general business/commerce, take a look at what Worcester Polytechnic Institute has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WPI is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 6,874. Of the 46 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Worcester Polytechnic Institute in 2019, 4 of them were general business/commerce majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in General Business/Commerce section at the bottom of this page.

WPI General Business/Commerce Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in General Business
• Master’s Degree in General Business

WPI General Business/Commerce Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the general business progam at WPI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The general business major at WPI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for General Business/Commerce. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	3
Best General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	10
Best General Business/Commerce Schools	11
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Graduate Certificate Schools	15
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	76
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	78
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	312
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	330
Most Popular General Business/Commerce Schools	400
Most Focused General Business/Commerce Schools	584

In 2019, 18 students received their master’s degree in general business from WPI. This makes it the #76 most popular school for general business master’s degree candidates in the country.

General Business Student Demographics at WPI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the general business majors at Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

WPI General Business/Commerce Bachelor’s Program

During the 2018-2019 academic year, 4 general business majors earned their bachelor's degree from WPI. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in general business at WPI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a bachelor's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

WPI General Business/Commerce Master’s Program

Of the 18 general business students who graduated with a master's degree in 2018-2019 from WPI, about 67% were men and 33% were women.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a master's in general business.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

WPI also has a doctoral program available in general business. In 2019, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Careers That General Business Grads May Go Into

A degree in general business can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Worcester Polytechnic Institute.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
General and Operations Managers	77,580	$135,820
Management Analysts	22,580	$110,150
Sales Managers	16,600	$151,010
Administrative Services Managers	12,770	$111,340
Managers	8,660	$131,450

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Runningonbrains under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.